At least five more persons have died of COVID-19 taking Ghana’s death toll to 1,174 , the latest update from the Ghana Health Service (GHS) said.
The country’s active cases have also dropped marginally to 1,817 after 33 new coronavirus cases were confirmed at the laboratories.
As at 23 October 2021, the GHS reports that the country’s total confirmed cases increased to 130, 041, out of which 127, 050 have recovered.
So far, 40 cases have been classified as severe while 13 remain critical, according to GHS.
Cases detected at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA) are 2,886 with 2,765 recoveries so far.
Vaccination
So far 2,979 ,766 persons have been vaccinated across the country as at 26 October 2021, the Ghana Health Service said.
Breakdown of regional cases
Greater Accra Region – 70,298
Ashanti Region – 20,698
Western Region – 7,497
Eastern Region – 6,565
Volta Region – 5,303
Central Region – 4,736
Bono East Region – 2,552
Bono Region – 2,119
Northern Region – 1,737
Upper East Region – 1,454
Ahafo Region – 1,058
Western North Region – 1,006
Oti Region – 846
Upper West Region – 739
North East Region – 283
Savannah Region – 262
Fred Dzakpata
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